Excess sugar does more than affect weight and blood sugar levels. Experts say it can also influence brain function, mood, ...

A doctor explains how chronically elevated blood sugar impacts the brain. Her shared how hippocampus, the brain’s memory centre, literally shrinks faster in people with poorly controlled glucose level ...

Many people know that too much sugar can harm the heart and waistline, but growing evidence shows it may also impact the brain. Research suggests that high sugar intake could increase the risk of ...

A new study finds a link between early eating and lifelong brain health, suggesting that consuming unhealthy foods during ...

When the digestive system fails to absorb fructose, the lingering sugar disrupts the gut microbiome. A recent study reveals this bacterial shift sparks low-grade, body-wide inflammation that can alter ...

Parents often stress about their kids’ sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much – or what to do about it. Glucose – a simple sugar that forms the basis of most carbohydrate-rich ...

A long-term study of Brazilian adults found that higher intake of several widely used artificial sweeteners was linked to faster cognitive decline, especially in people under 60 and those with ...

People who tend to experience blood sugar spikes in the hours after eating could face a higher risk of a common brain disorder. Using the UK Biobank, a new study led by the University of Liverpool ...

Artificial sweeteners might have a detrimental effect on brain health People who consumed more sugar substitutes had more rapid declines in thinking and memory skills Their brain aging was as much as ...

Those “healthy” alternatives might come with a not-so-sweet catch.

Christmas and New year revelries are around the corner. It is a season in which many persons eat and drink to stupor. I am concerned more about sugary drinks and their inescapable effects on blood ...

Sugar: natural reward, unnatural fix In neuroscience, food is something we call a “natural reward.” In order for us to survive as a species, things like eating, having sex and nurturing others must be ...